Sometimes, choosing what to read next is perplexing, and the task gets even more complicated when newly released books await you.
As a reader, I go through this ample number of times. However, I found an excellent solution to overcome this life-and-death situation (lol!).
When you can’t decide what to read, just pick one from the list of books recommended by a friend, a book community, or a website.
Hi! I am Priyanka from Hooked to Books, and here I will share 6 new book releases recommended by readers this week. Yes, I will list the newly released books recommended by most readers.
You do not have to choose randomly among the six; I have briefly described them to give you an overview so you can easily pick one or more from the list.
6 New Books Released Recommended by Readers
Have a look at the list first before diving into the descriptions!
- House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
- Bride by Ali Hazelwood
- Family Family by Laurie Frankel
- The Women by Kristin Hannah
- The Clinic by Cate Quinn
- The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Brief Descriptions of Books Recommended by Readers This Week
In this section, you will find descriptions of the books mentioned above. Read the synopses and choose the one that intrigues you most!
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Genre: High Fantasy, Romance
Are you a Sarah J. Maas fan? The third book in the Crescent City series was recently released and has good reviews so far.
Bryce Quinlan wants to go back! She never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but here she is now, all alone in a strange new world. Her family, friends, and mate are in Midgard, and she is desperate to leave to meet all of them.
Hunt Athalar is in trouble with no way to escape. He is again in the dungeons of Asteri without any liberty and contact with the outer world. Although Hunt got what he wanted for a while, he is now back in hell with no clue about Bryce and her whereabouts.
He is desperate to help her, and she is desperate to return! Will they both be able to survive the challenges?
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Ali Hazelwood, the author of the popular book The Love Hypothesis, is back with a new fantasy novel.
One of the book’s main protagonists, Misery Lark, is the only daughter of the powerful Vampyre councilman. She feels like an outcast in her clan. So, she preferred to live among humans, keeping her real identity a secret.
But now, she has been called to act as a peace offering to form a truce and alliance between Vampyres and Werewolves.
Lowe Moreland, the alpha of the werewolf clan, rules his pack with authority and justice. Misery accepts the marriage pact with Lowe to maintain the peace between the two mortal enemy groups.
Lowe doesn’t trust Misery and keeps an eye on her every movement.
Misery has her own reasons for agreeing to this proposal, far from politics, power, and alliances, but for something she has always cared about, and she is willing to do everything to get what she wants.
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
Genre: Contemporary, Adult Fiction
The main protagonist of the story, India Allwood, has wanted to be an actor since childhood. And she does become a TV superhero.
Her to-be-released movie is about adoption with the same old story filled with sorrow and tragedy. She herself is an adoptive mother and wants everyone to know that her family does not deal only with pain and regret. There’s more to the family, a lot more.
So, India does something that creates chaos. She makes a statement to a journalist that it’s a bad movie. It leads her into a media storm. Paparazzi, the press, and everyone line up to accuse her due to this.
As things get messy, how will she handle the chaotic situation when she knows family means complicated?
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Genre: Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction
The protagonist of the story, Frances ‘Frankie’ McGrath, is a twenty-year-old nursing student raised in Southern California. She is the obedient girl of her conservative parents.
She has a good bond with her brother, so when he left to serve in the Vietnam War, she followed him by joining the Army Nurse Corps. To prove she can also be the hero and make her family proud.
But she wasn’t aware of the destruction that war brings and the aftermath of the situation. After facing enormous challenges during the war, she comes back only to see the disappointment in her parent’s eyes and the rage of others toward her and other veterans.
It’s a story that narrates the contributions of women in a war and how their sacrifices were simply forgotten.
The Clinic by Cate Quinn
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
This is a story about two sisters, Meg and Haley. Meg lives in Los Angeles and works for a casino. Hayley, on the other hand, is a famous actress.
The sudden news of Hayley dying leaves Meg in shock. According to the report, Hayley died in a remote rehab facility, a place she was forced to go to because of her uncontrolled addictions.
Rumour flows that it’s a suicide, but Meg finds it hard to believe it is the truth. So, she decides to investigate the matter herself by entering the facility as a patient.
Away from her close ones, she must fight this battle alone to discover the truth about her sister’s death.
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
This book introduced us to Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore, North Carolina’s richest and most notorious woman, the victim of a famous kidnapping case when she was a child and a widow four times.
After her death, her estate, nine-figure fortune, and legacy passes to Camden, her adopted son. But Camden refuses all the inheritance, settles as an English teacher in Colorado, and marries a woman named Jules.
Ten years later, due to the death of his uncle, Camden has to return to the estate, and Jules is fascinated by the beauty and wealth.
Suddenly, questions about Ruby’s past come to light about her kidnapping, the mysterious deaths of her husbands, and the reason for Camden’s adoption.
Wind-Up
I hope this article on 6 new books recommended by readers this week was useful and you found the suggestions interesting.
Among the list of new books released recommended by readers, grab the one you found most intriguing and start reading right away.
What newly released books will you recommend? Share your list in the comments!